Transportation News Focus: In Doubt March 1, 2001 Roadside truck inspections have become almost hallowed ground for enforcement agencies across the country. The effectiveness of these programs in improving safety have never actually been put to a rig...
Transportation Keep Your Cool March 1, 2001 1. Check the radiator for dirt and debris. Restricted airflow through the front of the radiator will reduce its ability to cool the vehicle's engine. Most foreign matter can be cleared away from the r...
Transportation International truck launch makes Vegas-style impression March 1, 2001 If you want to stand out in a city famous for glittery, top-notch performances, you'll need a five-minute drum roll, high-volume smoke machines, blinding pyrotechnics and a line of medium-duty trucks ...
Transportation Power Struggle: Cat says new combustion method will pass even 2007 emissions requirements March 1, 2001 With the entire trucking world holding its breath over upcoming deadlines for engine makers to reduce emission levels, Caterpillar insists it has found a viable solution that builds off of existing, l...
Transportation Tandem axle claimed to virtually eliminate driveline vibration March 1, 2001 ArvinMeritor has unveiled a new tandem axle to deal with issues relating to driveline angularity.According to the company, the new axle will virtually eliminate vibration throughout the entire drivetr...
Transportation Freightliner adapts Sprinter van to the needs of the .COM world March 1, 2001 After a wildly successful European launch in the mid-'90s, Freightliner has decided to adapt the Sprinter van to the North American market."Our entrance into the Class 2 and 3 vehicle market ... is a ...
Transportation Time for a New Approach March 1, 2001 The idea of targeted hiring from non-traditional sources is a policy that has seen a lot of criticism for its supposed banishment of the able-bodied white male. Yet where the able-bodied white male al...
Transportation Clutches March 1, 2001 Just as the thrust of many new technologies has been to remove the "middleman", technological innovation in transmission and engine electronics may also one day do away with the traditional clutch - t...
Transportation Contract Conundrum March 1, 2001 In the rush to gear up for e-commerce and the challenges it poses for the supply chain, one key area seems to have been neglected: the law and how it deals with the number of service contracts that ar...
Transportation Less NOx , more fuel economy demonstrated with cold EGR March 1, 2001 Cummins Inc. says it has reached an important milestone in the development of cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) technology required to meet future emissions requirements, which are legislated at ...
Transportation Don’t write off dot.coms yet March 1, 2001 It has become fashionable these days to view the online market as a wreck. News about the demise of this or that online superstar have dominated the financial pages the last two quarters. And the onli...
Transportation Mid-America Trucking Show Report (March 01, 2001) March 1, 2001 Arguing that a significant recovery of the new truck market can't happen until the used truck crisis has been resolved, Freightliner LLC President and CEO Jim Hebe has announced several initiatives de...
Transportation POWER STRUGGLE March 1, 2001 Heavy-duty diesel engines today are emitting about a third less carbon dioxide than gas engines and 70 per cent fewer nitrous oxides. Nevertheless, diesel engines continue to be the focus of ever more...
Transportation PeopleNet and Profit Tools form integration partnership March 1, 2001 Minneapolis, Minn.-headquartered PeopleNet Communications and Profit Tools, a software company providing business, operations and e-commerce solutions, have formed an integration partnership.The agree...
Transportation Battle Hardened March 1, 2001 MT: When disgruntled owner/operators formed the National Truckers Association you worked with them as they tried to establish ties with the different governments. Yet in the end they ended up giving t...